PAN AMERICAN FLIGHT

ONLINE RESOURCES      If you search for "Pan American Flight" +Loening, using the Google search engine, (8-30-06), you will find about 12 links. If you want a brief, but comprehensive summary ot the project, you may choose the website cited below. If you prefer to see the official report, which is very long, you can choose the second one.

PAN AMERICAN FLIGHT      This article on the National Museum of the USAF website offers a summary of the project, along with a very nice photograph of the Loening OA-1A amphibian. You can access the site by clicking on the title above.

 

Air Force Historical Studies Office Publications Official Report of the Pan-American Flight of 1927 Major Herbert A. Dargue was chosen to lead the flight and was one of the primary planners for the mission. The flight had several official goals: To promote goodwill with Central and South American countries To map potential airline routes and promote the possibility of beginning schedule service To train Air Corps pilots in long distance navigation To test the Loening OA-1A for use in amphibious flight operations Editor's Note: This is a very large file, (201MB), and takes a long time to download.

 

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Pan American Flight Planes & Crews

 

1. Capt. Arthur McDaniel & 1Lt. Charles Robinson "San Antonio"

 

2. Capt. Clinton Woolsley & 1Lt. John Benton "Detroit"

 

3. Maj. Herbert Dargue & 1Lt. Ennis Whitehead "Flagship - New York"

 

4. 1Lt. Bernard Thompson & 1Lt. Leonard Weddington "St. Louis"

 

5. Capt. Ira Eaker & 1Lt. Muir Fairchild "San Francisco"

 

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